Born at Freedom Fields, Ms Holloway grew up in St Judes and attended Mount Street Primary School and Plymouth High School for Girls, where her passion for STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths) first emerged.

She went on to study at Cambridge and has been associate director for policy at TechUK.

She joined the Labour Party at 23 and has worked in national policy and research organisations, including the Work Foundation.

Ms Holloway first got involved in politics at the age of 23 (Image: Penny Cross)

Ms Holloway previously told The Herald: "I was quite geeky at school, but also a little bit of a rebel at times as well.

“Most of my teenage years were based around Mutley Plain, working in shops and bars.”

The first member of her family to go to university, she worked for policy think-tanks after the recession, examining how industry could help the country recover.

Charlotte Holloway is hoping to stand as Labour's election candidate at the weekend (Image: Charlotte Holloway)

And she credits her schooling for helping her follow her career dream.

“What was really good at Plymouth High is there was a spirit of putting yourself forward,” she said. “Not everybody gets those opportunities.